Wes's take — coming soonPlayed? Beaten? 100%? Rating, tier and a Pocket log line will live here.

Instruction booklet · August 1994

Fighter's History

Fighting1–2 playersPre-ESRB

The story

Fighter's History is a 1993 arcade fighting game developed and published by Data East. It's the inaugural game in the Fighter's History series. The main unique feature of the Fighter's History is its weak point system, which allows the player to temporarily stun an opponent by repeatedly hitting their weak point.

Specifications

Released: August 1994
Developer: Data East
Publisher: Data East
Players: 2
Genre: Fighting
Rating: Pre-ESRB
Series: Fighter's History
Themes: Action
View: Side view
Multiplayer: 2+ players

What the magazines said

EGM · four reviewers

Players: 60/100 (14 ratings)

BE KIND, REWINDAugust 1994

#1 song

Stay (I Missed You)Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories #1 album

The Lion KingElton John / Soundtrack Admit one · #1 movie

Clear and Present Danger$20,348,017 weekend

Vol. 4 · No. 155Omaha, Nebraska · Late edition25¢

The Omaha World-Pixel

Week of August 5, 1994

Aug. 3

Stephen Breyer is sworn in as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court.

💵 A Super NES was $199.99 at launch · about $473 today

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